Wednesday, April 7, 2021

What's Insight LA? Live mindfully and find calm

Trudy Goodman Kornfield (insightla.org); Dhr. Seven, Ashley Wells, Ananda, Wisdom Quarterly

InsightLA provides online meditation from world-renowned mindfulness and compassion teachers. Join a class. What is InsightLA?

InsightLA.org is a nonprofit online meditation community providing high quality mindfulness and compassion practices. For close to 20 years, InsightLA has offered classes, retreats, and special events that cater to both beginning meditators and those looking to deepen and sustain their practice.

InsightLA is the only organization of its kind offering secular, evidenced-based mindfulness training and traditional Buddhist teachings within the vipassana or insight-meditation tradition of Theravada Buddhism.

Insight in Action is InsightLA’s social action arm -- a community outreach program partnering with other nonprofits and schools to provide free online mindfulness training to vulnerable populations, teachers, caregivers, and first responders.


It strives to make mindfulness practices accessible to all communities with the intention of being inclusive across race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender identity, religion, body size, ability, age, and class. It holds a firm policy that no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Mindfulness is an intentional connection with the present moment that changes how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world.

A dedicated mindfulness practice cultivates compassion, inclining us to treat ourselves and one another with greater kindness. Mindfulness is similar to learning a musical skill; it brings joy and grows with daily practice.

Emerging research demonstrates that mindfulness and compassion practices remodel the brain’s physical structure in ways that build resilience and support well-being.

Whether our motivations are reducing stress, cultivating self-compassion, or peace of mind, InsightLA is a community where we can learn to live mindfully and find calm. More

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